Book 35. (1 results) Quarry of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 42 | 86 | "They are resisted, driven back, dismayed!" View more quotes about called">called a defender, elated. |
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Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 42 | 83 | Defenders were steady of footing, and muchly shielded, for the barricade had been constructed with such things in mind. |
| 42 | 84 | Climbers, struggling upward, must risk darting spears and descending axes. |
| 42 | 85 | Defenders had the advantages of both height and security of position. |
| 42 | 86 | "They are resisted, driven back, dismayed!" called a defender, elated. |
| 42 | 87 | But I did not think so few men could long withstand larger numbers, and prolonged strife. |
| 42 | 88 | Meanwhile, from the court of the outer vestibule, I heard the cries of men, the rending of wood, perhaps the collapse of a gate, and the clash of blades. |
| 42 | 89 | "Fire the barricade!" I heard Pa-Kur cry. |
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Defenders were steady of footing, and muchly shielded, for the barricade had been constructed with such things in mind.
Climbers, struggling upward, must risk darting spears and descending axes.
Defenders had the advantages of both height and security of position.
"They are resisted, driven back, dismayed!" called a defender, elated.
But I did not think so few men could long withstand larger numbers, and prolonged strife.
Meanwhile, from the court of the outer vestibule, I heard the cries of men, the rending of wood, perhaps the collapse of a gate, and the clash of blades.
"Fire the barricade!" I heard Pa-Kur cry.
- (Quarry of Gor)